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the upland goose (B. magellanica), ranging from the Falkland Islands to Chili, 

 and the kelp goose (B. antarctica) of the Falkland Islands and Patagonia, the 

 male is mainly white, while the female is mottled brown. In other cases, however, 

 as shown in our figure, which is taken from hybrids between the upland goose and 

 another species known as B. dispar, the difference between the two sexes is less 

 marked, although the male still has a lighter head and neck. Other species are 

 the small Australian brent goose (B. jubata), which is of the size of a duck, and 

 characterised by the extreme shortness of its beak, and its blackish head and neck ; 

 and the Sandwich Island goose (B. sandvicensis). According to Mr. W. H. 





EGYPTIAN GOOSE ($ nat. size). 



Hudson, the upland goose, which, like some other members of the genus, has a 



small spur on its wing, visits Patagonia in great numbers during the winter, and 



inflicts much damage on the growing crops of young corn and clover. 



Egyptian and The Egyptian goose (Chenalopex cegyptiaca) is the best known 



Knob-winged member of a genus typically represented by the knob-winged goose 



(0. jubata) of South America. It is characterised by the beak being 



equal in length to the head, and of rather slender form, with the tip bent suddenly 



down so as almost to conceal the lower mandible, and the nostrils placed near its 



base. The wings are rather long and broad, and are each armed with a small bare 



knob, while the tail has fourteen rounded feathers. The legs are relatively long, 



